CVE details
CVE-2020-7014
The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.
Matched ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| textproc/py-elasticsearch6 | py312-elasticsearch6 | 6.8.2_2 | unaddressed | sunpoet@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>py312-elasticsearch6</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch
versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege
escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also
authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key
and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result
in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2020-7014</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7014</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2020-06-03</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>